You know it would probably sound more like a V16 Y since most of these "Pods" have two back to back blowing opposite directions at about 2500rpm.  That would be a nice sound

On cold nights they push the warmer air down on the citrus trees to keep them from freezing.  It works as long as there is not too much of a temp. drop, after it hits 20* F for a few hours you are just wasting money.

They were about 30 feet tall, but as a kid they seemed 100 feet tall easy. I had the experience of climbing one with my grandfather to fiire it up in the winter time once...pretty wild with 17 foot propellers spinning on either side, while the tower rotated slowly.

I only remember the machines firing up once or twice in my life on the ranch, and they were taken out when I was a teenager, but what a sound.

If you can picture the old Lincoln welders that were powered by Continental engines the "pods" look something like that, all self contained. 

Todd, our ranch only had one wind-machine on it and it was all electric but I have fond memories of lighting the smudg-pots.  Getting up at 1:00am on a cold morning has a way of sticking in your memory.  Now fuel is so expensive it's cheeper to let the crop freeze than it is to try and save it, there is also the environmental issues I think fuel oil (a less refined diesel) was about 10-12 cents a gallon when I was a kid.

I will be coming down just near Tampa,and will help you look at these.

I can be there after Christmas....it would be something to see.

What town is it?

Bill

I would suspect 302 or 332, just my guess.

http://www.farmitagain.com/wind_machine.html

Also this Ad on Craigs list Western Slope PostingID: 1492665292  $3900 for what is claimed to be 2 292's A'la the lincoln setup pictured earlier.  Google works wonders.